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Paul Hobson, prosecuting, said Lewis and her friend, 24-year-old Simon Howells, had gone to a party in Croeserw in the early hours of November 2016. The victim was already at the gathering.

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The barrister said trouble between the women “started almost immediately” in the flat, with the victim deciding to leave the party.

However, Lewis grabbed a large kitchen knife from the property and followed her. Once outside she attacked her victim, making at least two “stabbing motions” and puncturing her cheek, cutting the top of her breast and slicing a hand.

The court heard that a friend of the victim went to her aid and was punched in the head by Howells, who by now had also left the flat.

Police were called, and Lewis and Howells were arrested in a nearby back garden.

The court heard the knife victim suffered a serious wound to her cheek and would be scarred for life. She also suffered injuries to her ring finger and little finger including tendon damage, and may never regain full use of her little finger. She also suffered a superficial laceration to the upper part of one of her breasts.

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James McKenna, for Lewis, said Lewis' attack was out of character, and she was now living with a partner who was proving to be a positive influence.

Lewis, of the Blaencaerau estate, Caerau , had previously pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and to possession of an offensive weapon, and Howells, of Nursery Road, Glyncorrwg, to common assault when they appeared in the dock together for sentencing.

Judge Peter Heywood told Lewis she had carried out a vicious assault and had shown little remorse for her actions, maintaining the victim had been the aggressor.

He said: “She has been left with permanent scarring by what you did. No doubt every time she looks in the mirror to apply make-up she will see a stark reminder of the injuries she received.”

Lewis was sentenced to three years in prison, half of which she will serve in custody, and Howells was sentenced to four months in prison suspended for 12 months.